Slab gel analysis system
06 March, 2008Analysis of DNA fragments, such as single- or multiplex PCR products and qualitative and quantitative RNA analysis, is easy and fast with the QIAxcel system. It fully automates sensitive, high-resolution capillary electrophoresis of up to 96 samples per run.
Protein and peptide analysis
08 June, 2007The Thermo Fisher Scientific LTQ XL linear ion trap mass spectrometer is equipped with electron transfer dissociation (ETD).
Rapid, high-yield protein production
08 June, 2007The FreeStyle MAX System is a breakthrough technology for rapid and high-yield mammalian protein production.
Man-made proteins could be more useful than real ones
19 February, 2007Researchers have constructed a protein out of amino acids not found in natural proteins, discovering that they can form a complex, stable structure closely resembling a natural protein. Their findings could help scientists design drugs that look and act like real proteins but won't be degraded by enzymes or targeted by the immune system, as natural proteins are.
Functional protein array
08 December, 2006The Panorama Human Signal Transduction Protein Array, developed in conjunction with Procognia Ltd, contains 259 full-length proteins that are involved in key cellular processes including proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis.
Proteome analysis
09 October, 2006Spotlighting the flexibility of Shimadzu's Prominence Series in creating specific application systems, this series includes the 2D Micro-HPLC System for proteome analysis, the 2D HPLC for bioanalysis (BA), and the 2D HPLC for NMR sample preparation. All three feature the Shim-pack MAYI Restricted Access Media (RAM) column, a bio-sample pre-treatment column that achieves highly efficient deproteinisation and long-term stability through optimisation of particle diameter and newly developed coating technology.
Measuring protein in wheat and barley
09 October, 2006NIR Technology Australia has obtained a certificate of Pattern Approval for the Cropscan 2000 NIR Analyser. Pattern Approval is a national standard for testing equipment and is designed to certify a specific instrument for measuring under a defined set of environmental conditions.
Using proteomic MS for virus identification
11 April, 2006Scientists have used mass spectrometry for decades to determine the chemical composition of samples but rarely has it been used to identify viruses, and never in complex environmental samples.
PRIDE: an open source database of protein identifications
06 November, 2005The European Bioinformatics Institute and Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology-Ghent University have launched the PRoteomics IDEntifications database (PRIDE; www.ebi.ac.uk/pride). PRIDE allows researchers who work in the field of proteomics - the large-scale study of proteins - to share information much more readily than was previously possible. This will allow them to exploit the growing mass of information on how the body's complement of proteins is altered in many disease states, paving the way towards new predictive and diagnostic methods in medicine.
Predicting protein separation behaviour
03 November, 2005Applying math and computers to the drug-discovery process, researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a method to predict protein separation behaviour directly from protein structure. This multi-scale protein modelling approach may reduce the time it takes to bring pharmaceuticals to market and may have significant implications for an array of biotechnology applications, including bioprocessing, drug discovery and proteomics, the study of protein structure and function.
Structure of key protein complex uncovered
03 June, 2005Researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Centre (MSKCC) in the USA have uncovered the structure of a network of proteins that help regulate the life cycle of cells. Understanding the network’s physical layout is an important step toward learning its function, and in finding ways to correct flaws in the system that could lead to cancer.
Protein expression
16 March, 2005The QPix2xt automates to front-end multi-stage process of generating expression clones in bacterial and other systems.
Two-dimensional protein mapping
16 August, 2004ProteoSep technology from Eprogen enables comprehensive mapping of complex protein mixtures using a combination of chromatofocusing and hydrophobic reverse phase chemistries together with visualisation software.
